https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=409544 Section 143A of the Negotiable Instruments Act was treated as mandatory in effect, because its object is to curb delay in cheque dishonour prosecutions and provide immediate relief to the complainant during pendency of Section 138 proceedings. The court held that the word "may" is directory in this context, so the court is expected to direct interim compensation within the statutory ceiling of twenty per cent, rather than treat the power as an unfettered discretion. The cited precedent on reasons for quantification did not make the grant itself discretionary. The interim compensation order was upheld. en-us Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 10 Jul 2021 08:40:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=409544 Section 143A of the Negotiable Instruments Act was treated as mandatory in effect, because its object is to curb delay in cheque dishonour prosecutions and provide immediate relief to the complainant during pendency of Section 138 proceedings. The court held that the word "may" is directory in this context, so the court is expected to direct interim compensation within the statutory ceiling of twenty per cent, rather than treat the power as an unfettered discretion. The cited precedent on reasons for quantification did not make the grant itself discretionary. The interim compensation order was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=409544